Arbeia

Arbeia was a large Roman fort in , , , now ruined and partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s. All modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 feet (20 metres)
  • …is operated by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
  • Description: Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom
  • Address: South Shields
  • Also known as
    “Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum”
    “Castra Arbeia”
    “Roman fort, South Shields”
    “South Shields Roman fort”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fish Quay Low Light and Herd Groyne Lighthouse.
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Lighthouse
The High and Low Lights of North Shields are… is situated 1,900 feet north of Arbeia.
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Lighthouse
South Shields is a coastal port town… is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Arbeia.
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Museum
is situated 2,000 feet south of Arbeia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Shields and North Shields.
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Town
is a coastal port town…
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Town
is a town in the borough of in , England.
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is a large town in …

Arbeia

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Latitude
55.00431° or 55° 0′ 16″ north
Longitude
-1.43111° or 1° 25′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C7W2H39+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 400296957
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
7932555
Wiki­data ID
Q1131391

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Arbeia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة عربية الرومانية”
  • Basque: “Arbeiako erromatar gotorlekua”
  • Basque: “Arbeiako erromatar kanpalekua”
  • Basque: “Castra Arbeia”
  • Cebuano: “Arbeia Roman fort”
  • Czech: “Arbeia”
  • Dutch: “Arbeia (South Shields)”
  • Dutch: “Arbeia”
  • Dutch: “Castra Arbeia”
  • Finnish: “Arbeia”
  • French: “Arbeia”
  • German: “Arbeia”
  • German: “Kastell Arbeia”
  • Irish: “Arbeia”
  • Italian: “Arbeia”
  • Latin: “Arbeia”
  • Spanish: “Arbeia”
  • Spanish: “Castra Arbeia”
  • Spanish: “castra de Arbeia”
  • Spanish: “castrum de Arbeia”
  • Spanish: “castrum de South Shields”
  • Swedish: “Arbeia Roman fort”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ عربیہ”

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